Q. Andúril pn. “Flame of the West”
The name of Aragorn’s sword after it was reforged (LotR/277), rechristened from its original name Narsil. This new name is a combination of the prefix andú- “west” and the root √RIL “brilliance” (PE17/35, 47). It was translated “Flame of the West” (LotR/277, Let/425).
Conceptual Development: Aragorn’s sword was long called Branding in Lord of the Rings drafts, and ᴹQ. Andúril did not appear until a late typescript (WR/370).
References ✧ Let/425; LotR/277; LotRI; PE17/34, 47; SA/ril
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| andú- | “going down, setting (of sun), west” | ✧ PE17/35 (andū) |
| √RIL | “brilliant (light), brilliance” | ✧ PE17/47; SA/ril |
ᴹQ. Andúril pn. “Flame of the West”
References ✧ WR/370; WRI
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